Obedience to authority is a huge impact on a person’s morality. To further extend this idea the question on why do people with strong values, principles, ethics challenge and go against their morals when faced with an authority figure needs to be asked.. Many ideas are produced when asked this question; the focus will be on the internal forces that push someone to do something they normally would not do. Fear, conformality, and other internal experiences such as responsibility among others fuel the obedience to authority and change the way a person behaves.
Michael Shermer and Saul Mcleod both provide extensive information on the stimulus of the obedience. Michael Shermer in “What Milgram’s Shock Experiment Really Meant” describes the obedience as being fueled by fear and the unknown of what may happen to the participant. Saul Mcleod wrote “Obedience to Authority” and he also expresses that fear is a key factor. In “What Milgram’s Shock Experiment Really Meant”, Shermer conducted an experiment of an exact replica of Milgram’s shock experiment. One of his test subjects, Lateefah, was stopped in the middle of her experiment because she was considerably uncomfortable. When asked why she was uncomfortable she responded that she was fearful of the lab …show more content…
People do not go against or challenge the figure because it is something they have learned and acquired from a young age (Dalrymple). It is a learned trait to simple go with what someone is ordering, even if it goes against someone’s morals. In “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” the author talks about obediance as well as the opposing side, disobediance. Disobediance is also derieved from conformity and wanting to fit in with social normals ( Dalyrmple). Both authors introduced topics and studies such as the Stanford Prison
Michael Shermer and Saul Mcleod both provide extensive information on the stimulus of the obedience. Michael Shermer in “What Milgram’s Shock Experiment Really Meant” describes the obedience as being fueled by fear and the unknown of what may happen to the participant. Saul Mcleod wrote “Obedience to Authority” and he also expresses that fear is a key factor. In “What Milgram’s Shock Experiment Really Meant”, Shermer conducted an experiment of an exact replica of Milgram’s shock experiment. One of his test subjects, Lateefah, was stopped in the middle of her experiment because she was considerably uncomfortable. When asked why she was uncomfortable she responded that she was fearful of the lab …show more content…
People do not go against or challenge the figure because it is something they have learned and acquired from a young age (Dalrymple). It is a learned trait to simple go with what someone is ordering, even if it goes against someone’s morals. In “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” the author talks about obediance as well as the opposing side, disobediance. Disobediance is also derieved from conformity and wanting to fit in with social normals ( Dalyrmple). Both authors introduced topics and studies such as the Stanford Prison